Fabian Lustenberger

Fabian Lustenberger

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Personal information
Full name	Fabian Lustenberger
Date of birth	(1988-05-02) 2 May 1988
Place of birth	Nebikon, Switzerland
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	28
Youth career
1995–2000	SC Nebikon
2000–2005	FC Luzern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	FC Luzern	34	(0)
2007–	Hertha BSC	200	(4)
International career‡
2007–2011	Switzerland U-21	25	(2)
2013–	Switzerland	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Fabian Lustenberger (born 2 May 1988) is the captain of soccer club Hertha Berlin. He is also a Swiss squad player.

Career

FC Luzern

In his first season for FC Luzern, Lustenberger succeeded in integrating himself into the team. He earned increasingly more respect from manager Ciriaco Sforza, and by the winter break, he had earned a spot in Luzern's starting eleven.

Hertha BSC

In August 2007, Lustenberger transferred to Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga for 1.5 million Euros. In his first season with Hertha, he made 24 Bundesliga appearances. He scored his first Bundesliga goal during a Hertha 2–1 loss to 1. FC Nuremberg in December 2007. Although he was never a consistent starter, Lustenberger earned 37 caps over the two seasons that followed, and stayed with Hertha when the club was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2009–10 season. During the 2010 summer break, he sustained an injury that ruled him out for almost four months. In his first game back, Lustenberger was forced to play the last eight minutes as goalkeeper, following the ejection of Marco Sejna. Since the 2013 Lustenberger has been the captain of the Berlin side, after helping Hertha return to the Bundesliga after a season in 2. Bundesliga. In 9 March 2016, he extended his contract until 2019.

Career Statistics

Club

As of 20 March 2016

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luzern	2005-06	Challenge League	1	0	—				1	0
	2006-07	Super League	30	0	6	3	—		36	3
	2007-08		3	0	—				3	0
	Total		34	0	6	3	—		40	3
Hertha BSC	2007–08	Bundesliga	24	1	—				24	1
	2008–09		14	1	2	1	9	0	25	2
	2009–10		23	0	—		4	0	27	0
	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	18	1	—				18	1
	2011–12	Bundesliga	12	0	3	0	—		15	0
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	33	0	1	0	—		34	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2014–15		27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2015–16		24	1	3	0	0	0	27	1
	Total		194	4	11	1	13	0	218	5
Career totals			261	4	17	4	13	0	291	8

International

As of match played on 10 September 2014.

National team	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists
Switzerland	2013–14	1	0	0
Total		1	0	0

Personal life

His brother Simon is also a footballer who currently plays for the FC Luzern reserves. He is not related to his former Luzern teammate Claudio Lustenberger.

External links

• Fabian Lustenberger at HerthaBSC.de (German)
• Fabian Lustenberger profile at Fussballdaten